This vulnerability has received a CVSS Base Score of 9.3 and is remotely exploitable without authentication. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability would typically require an unsuspecting user running an affected version of Java SE to visit a malicious web site.

Oracle recommends customers apply this Security Alert as soon as possible. Oracle recommends that Java home users visit Java.com to ensure that they are running the most recent version of Java SE and that all older versions of Java SE have been completely removed.

Oracle further advises against downloading Java from sites other than Java.com as these sites may be malicious.